circumvent
verb
cir·cum·vent
ˌsər-kəm-ˈvent
circumvented; circumventing; circumvents
1
: to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
the setup circumvented the red tape—
Lynne McTaggart
circumvent a problem
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